¹

И$ рече г~ь къ само'и^лђ, доко'лњ т^ы пла'чеши по саё%лњ. а%з# ё^ничижиX не црsтвова'ти въ і^ил~и е^мђ. и^ рече и^спо'лни ро'гъ і^е^ле'ю. и^ прїиди` послю` т^я къ і^е^с#се'ю въ виџлеѓ'мъ. ја%ко ё^зрњ'хъ въ сн~њ'хъ е^го себњ` цр~я”

¹

And the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jessæ, to Bethleem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me.

²

И$ реq самоилъ ка'ко поидђ` и^ ё^слы'шитъ саё%лъ и^ ё^бі'етъ м^я. и^ рече г~ь ю%ницђ эT воло'въ, прїими` в рђ'цњ с^и. и^ рече'ши пожрњт'и гв~и прїидоX”

²

And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and slay me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in thine hand and thou shalt say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

³

И$ призове'ши і^е^с#се'я, и^ сн~ы е^го на жр'ьтвђ. и^ а'зъ т^и покажђ` ја%же сътвори'ши. и^ пома'жеши м^и е^го'же т^и рекђ`”

³

And thou shalt call Jessæ to the sacrifice, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall mention to thee.

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И$ сътвори` само'илъ вс^я е^ли'ко рече е^мђ г~ь. и^ прїиде въ виџлеѓ'мъ. и^ ё^жасо'шася ста'рцы гра'да, і^ и^зыидо'ша въ срњте'нїи его. и^ рњш'а ми'ръ вхо'дђ твое^мђ, ЭO прозорли'вче”

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And Samuel did all that the Lord told him; and he came to Bethleem: and the elders of the city were amazed at meeting him, and said, Dost thou come peaceably, thou Seer?

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И$ рече въ ми'рњ пожрњт'и г~ђ прїидо'хъ. ѓ^ст~и'теся и^ възвесели'теся дне'сь со мно'ю. и^ ѓ^ст~и і^е^с#се'я и^ сн~ы е^го. и^ призва` я& на жр'ътвђ”

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And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and rejoice with me this day: and he sanctified Jessæ and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.

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И$ бы'сть е^гда` въведе` я& и^ ви'дњ е^лїа'ва. и^ рече а^ще с^и е^сть преD гм~ъ цр~ь е^го”

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And it came to pass when they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.

⁷

И$ рече г~ь само'илђ не зри` на лице` е^го, ни на ѓ^бы'чаи вели'чества е^го. ја%ко ё^ничижи'хъ и& поне'же б^о не та'ко зриT чл~къ” ја%ко зри'тъ б~ъ, ја%ко чл~къ ви'дитъ на лице`. а^ б~ъ ви'дитъ на срDце”

⁷

But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance, nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God sees not as a man looks; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.

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И$ призва` і^е^с#се'и и^ а^минада'ва, и^ преDста'ви и& преD лице'мъ само'ила. и^ рече само'илъ. н^и сего и^збра` г~ь.

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And Jessæ called Aminadab, and he passed before Samuel: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.

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и^ приведе` і^е^с#се'и сам#ма'я, и^ рече и^ сего не и^збра` г~ь.

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And Jessæ caused Sama to pass by: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.

¹⁰

и^ приведе` і^е^с#се'и вс^ю, з~, сн~овъ свои^хъ преD само'ила. и^ рече само'илъ къ і^е^с#се'ю, не и^збра` г~ь всњхъ сиX”

¹⁰

And Jessæ caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said, The Lord has not chosen these.

¹¹

И$ рече па'кы само'и^лъ къ і^е^с#се'ю, не доста` л^и ё%же дњтїи. и^ реq і^е^с#се'и и^ е^ще` е^сть е^ді'нъ ма'лъ, и^ се'й пасеT на па'жити. и^ реq само'илъ къ і^е^с#се'ю. посли` и^ приведи и&, ја%ко не и%мамъ и^зыити`, а%ще то'й не прїидеT сњмо,

¹¹

And Samuel said to Jessæ, Hast thou no more sons? And Jessæ said, There is yet a little one; behold, he tends the flock. And Samuel said to Jessæ, Send and fetch him, for we may not sit down till he comes.

¹²

и^ посла` и^ въведе и&. бњ б^о се'й чр'ъмеn до'брыма ѓ^чи'ма, и^ бл~гъ възо'роM” И рече г~ь къ само'илђ. въста'ни и^ пома'жи дв~да ја%кото'й бл~гъ е^сть”

¹²

And he sent and fetched him: and he was ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and very goodly to behold. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good.

¹³

И$ прїя'тъ само'илъ ро'гъ со і^е^леѓM” и^ пома'за и& посредњ бра'тїа е^го. и^ ноша'шеся дх~ъ гн~ь наD двд~омъ, эT того` дн~е и^ пото'мъ” И$ въста` само'иl эTи%де въ сармаџе'мђ”

¹³

And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel arose, and departed to Armathaim.

¹⁴

И$ дх~ъ гн~ь эTстђпи` эT саё'ла, и^ давля'ше и& дђхъ лђка'выи эT г~а”

¹⁴

And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.

¹⁵

И$ рњша ѓ^тро'цы саё%лови к не'мђ. се нн~њ дXђ лђка'выи эT г~а да'витъ т^я”

¹⁵

And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from the Lord torments thee.

¹⁶

да и%дђтъ раби` твои` нн~њ преD тобо'ю и^ възы'щђтъ господи'нђ на'шемђ мђж'а зна'юща въ гђ'сли пњти. и^ вънегда' же бђдеT дђхъ лђка'выи, на тебњ`. и^ тогда` да пое^тъ въ гђ'сли своя`. и^ бл~гот^и бђ'детъ и^ поко'итъ т^я”

¹⁶

Let now thy servants speak before thee, and let them seek for our lord a man skilled to play on the harp; and it shall come to pass when an evil spirit comes upon thee and he shall play on his harp, that thou shalt be well, and he shall refresh thee.

¹⁷

И$ рече саё%лъ къ ѓ^тро'комъ свои^мъ. ви'дњсте л^и коли` мђж'а до'брњ пою'ща. и^зыщи'те и^ въведи'те и& ко мнњ`”

¹⁷

And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a skilful player, and bring him to me.

¹⁸

И$ эTвњща е^мђ е^ді'нъ эT ѓ^тро'къ е^го, и^ ре'че. с^е нн~њ ви'дњхъ сн~а і^е^с#се'ѓва и^зъ виџлеѓ'ма. и^ то'и вњ'дыи пњтїе и^ мђ'жъ разђ'менъ, и^ чл~кобо'рецъ и^ мђдръ въ словеси`. и^ мђ'жъ бл~гъ видњнїемъ, и^ г~ь с ни'мъ”

¹⁸

And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jessæ the Bethleemite, and he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him.

¹⁹

И$ посла` саё'лъ вњстни^ки къ і^ес#се'ю гл~я. пђсти` ко мнњ` дв~да сн~а свое^го, и^же е^сть ё^ ста'да твое^го.

¹⁹

And Saul sent messengers to Jessæ, saying, Send to me thy son David who is with thy flock.

²⁰

и^ възе'мъ і^ес#се'и бре'мя хлњ'бовъ и^ мњхъ вина`, и^ козля` эT ко'зъ е^ді'но и^ посла къ саё'лђ рђко'ю двд~овою сн~а свое^го”

²⁰

And Jessæ took a homer of bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sent them by the hand of his son David to Saul.

²¹

И$ въни'де дв~дъ къ саё'лђ, и^ преDста преD ни'мъ. и^ възлюби` и& ѕњло саё'лъ, бы'сть е^мђ нося'и ѓ^рђжїе е^го”

²¹

And David went in to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.

²²

И$ посла` саё'лъ къ і^е^с#се'ѓ^ви гл~я. не дњ'и дв~да да пребђ'детъ ё^ мене`, ја%ко ѓ^брњте блгDть преD ѓчи'ма мои'ма.

²²

And Saul sent to Jessæ, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found grace in my eyes.

²³

и^ бы'сть е^гда` бы'ти дђхђ нечи'стђ въ саё'лњ. и^ прїимъ дв~дъ рђкама свои'ма гђ'сли, и^ поя'ше и& и^ эTдохнђ` саё'лъ и^ бл~го е^мђ бы'сть и^ эTстђпи` эT него` дђхъ нечи'стыи”

²³

And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.